bp13
Registered User
I gave him a B+ and mostly I like that he finally made a real hockey trade. I also like the Wingels addition.
However I would take some issue with the suggestion that Nash was the biggest forward addition available or that Sweeney "went for it". Nash may be the biggest "name" player because of who he used to be, but there were other players in rumors who are simply better hockey players at this point or put up more points, like Kane, Hoffman, McDonagh, Karlsson, arguably Brassard, Saad, etc. Obviously not everyone moved and obviously Nash is a nice addition, but we should pump the brakes on the significance of this deal.
And I'm not saying this to pour cold water on it either...I gave Sweeney a B+. I'm just noting that Rick Nash is a .5PPG player for the last 3 years. Let's not make this out to be a blockbuster, it's just a relative blockbuster for Sweeney because he doesn't make trades.
However I would take some issue with the suggestion that Nash was the biggest forward addition available or that Sweeney "went for it". Nash may be the biggest "name" player because of who he used to be, but there were other players in rumors who are simply better hockey players at this point or put up more points, like Kane, Hoffman, McDonagh, Karlsson, arguably Brassard, Saad, etc. Obviously not everyone moved and obviously Nash is a nice addition, but we should pump the brakes on the significance of this deal.
And I'm not saying this to pour cold water on it either...I gave Sweeney a B+. I'm just noting that Rick Nash is a .5PPG player for the last 3 years. Let's not make this out to be a blockbuster, it's just a relative blockbuster for Sweeney because he doesn't make trades.